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Board of Directors Election

Jul 1, 2026

Board of Directors Election Ballot Information

The Election Committee mailed the official ballot along with instructions and the candidates’ resumes on June 26, 2026. You should receive your ballot in the mail by the end of this week. Please carefully read and follow all of the instructions listed:

*Select two (2) candidates.
*Detach ballot at indicated line.
*Insert ballot into Envelope “A” and seal envelope.
*Insert Envelope “A” into Envelope “B”.
*Sign your name and write your lot number(s) on the upper left corner of Envelope “B”.
*Mail Envelope “B” with appropriate postage.
*Property owners must be current on all HAWL dues and fees on Election Day.

Your vote in this election is very important to the success of this community. Please do your research and gather the facts as HAWL’s future depends on good volunteers. Members of the Board of Directors are instrumental in decision making for the growth and development of Hide-A-Way Lake.

The Annual HAWL Board of Directors election is coming up soon. This year two seats on the Board of Directors will become vacant. Per the Property Owner Association By-Laws (Section 7), an election will be held on July 18, 2026. Four candidates are running: Joe Battaglia, Tom Gibilterra, John Pigott, and Stephen Strausbaugh.

Unstamped mail, or those not bearing a signature or lot number cannot be accepted. Only those ballots received at the SPECIFIED POST OFFICE BOX will be tabulated. Do not send or bring the ballot to the Lodge Office or the mailbox at the Front Main Gate or the Lodge. Allow enough time for the ballots to reach the Election Committee as they are picked up at the Post Office on Saturday morning, July 18, 2026, to be counted that day. Ballots received after that time cannot be counted.

Please see HAWL’s website for more information along with a sample ballot and a video with voting instructions.

Hide-A-Way Lake Club, Inc.  *  601-798-1484  *  Fax 601-798-0604
P.O. Box 1011  *  Picayune, MS  39466